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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 17, 2004 FBO #1087
SOURCES SOUGHT

B -- High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) Safety and Ride Improvement

Notice Date

11/15/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 305th CONS, 2402 Vandenburg, McGuire AFB, NJ, 08641
 

ZIP Code

08641
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-HMMWV111504
 

Response Due

12/10/2004
 

Archive Date

12/25/2004
 

Description

The US Air Force (USAF) is exploring commercial/government off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) technologies to improve the safety and ride of High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs or Humvees) used in a combat environment. Personnel are being injured from slamming into the roof of HMMWVs when they travel over rough surfaces. These personnel wear body armor or flak-vests and helmets; however they are still being injured. Additional welded armor plating, attached to the HMMWV, makes them very heavy and cause an extremely poor ride due to the excess strain on the shocks. The roof-to-helmet distance on the HMMWV is small and the seats have no padding or spring to absorb the excess force. Seatbelts are missing on most of the vehicles and when the seatbelts are present, the personnel do not wear them because of an inability to ?turn and fire? if attacked. Technologies are necessary to modify the current HMMWV for safety of the personnel. Some possible technologies include: improved shocks for handling the extra load of armor, lowering the seat inside of the HMMWV to provide more room to dissipate the force, and adding an improved ?energy absorbing? seat shock system. Additional ideas, devices, techniques would also be welcome. Through this BAA, the Air Force is requesting information concerning mature technologies, which meet the requirements previously stated, to be used in an Air Force Battlelab concept demonstration. The primary selection criteria for all submissions will be the most practical solution available to support the requirements. All offerors are strongly encouraged to submit information supporting this request. Currently, there is only limited Battlelab funding identified for this program, however, if research indicates that the technology is available and transferable to the USAF, funding may be sought for prototype demonstration and recommended to Headquarters, Air Combat Command. NOTICE TO FOREIGN OFFERORS: Foreign or foreign-owned offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures and restrictions that could preclude their participation in this announcement. SUMBISSIONS: Product information may be submitted until COB EST 10 December 2004. White papers should not exceed five pages plus cover letter. Electronic responses shall be submitted in MS Word format or Adobe PDF file. Refer technical questions and submit product information to Ms. Vanessa R. Lees of Concurrent Technologies Corporation via email at leesv@ctcnsc.org or by mail to 100 CTC Drive, Johnstown, PA 15904-1935. The single point of contact concerning this Sources Sought Notice is Ms. Lees. You may contact Ms. Vanessa R. Lees with any questions you may have at (814) 269-6275. Electronic submittals are strongly encouraged. GENERAL RFI INFORMATION: This notice itself constitutes the BAA as per FAR 6.102(d) (2). There shall be no formal RFP. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award, any, part of, all, or none of the proposals received. The Air Force may or may not purchase any of the technology demonstrated. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not obligate the Air Force to pay any proposal preparation and prototype costs or to award any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. Offerors are advised that only Air Force Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government to the obligation of funds. For copyright purposes, offerors are also advised that submitting a proposal implies express permission for Concurrent Technologies Corporation personnel to use the data, pictures, and other information contained in the received proposals for the report back to the client.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 CTC Drive, Johnstown PA

Zip Code: 15904

Country: US
 

Record

SN00708328-W 20041117/041115211835 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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